Ryan, this is a fantastic example of how liquid cooling can be achieved with SOLIDWORKS Flow Simulation! I didn't even consider a separate fluid sub-domain! Thanks so much for putting this together and sharing it.
Using the fan instead of the pump didn't give me the correct answer. Have you ever tested this configuration? It seems that this is not a valid method for closed loop systems.
Hi Saeed, what kind of discrepancy are you seeing? There are some important options when trying to use a fan condition as a pump - namely using the correct "reference density" which for pumps is usually water, 1000 kg/m^3 Also in case of an "internal" definition like for closed loop would need to be sure that using the "incoming" temperature is enabled A closed loop problem would likely take a very long time to reach convergence, so maximum number of travels would need to be extended in Calculation Control options. Also the solution time could be reduced by specifying an initial condition of the fluid closer to the expected equilibrium temperature
Ryan, this is a fantastic example of how liquid cooling can be achieved with SOLIDWORKS Flow Simulation! I didn't even consider a separate fluid sub-domain! Thanks so much for putting this together and sharing it.
Thank you so much Ryan for sharing such an important topic. You are awesome in explaining things. Thanks
Thanks, that video is very helpfull
Thanks, Nice work
Hi I would like to ask, is it possbile to change the liquid inside to ethylene or propylene glycol?
Using the fan instead of the pump didn't give me the correct answer. Have you ever tested this configuration? It seems that this is not a valid method for closed loop systems.
Hi Saeed, what kind of discrepancy are you seeing?
There are some important options when trying to use a fan condition as a pump - namely using the correct "reference density" which for pumps is usually water, 1000 kg/m^3
Also in case of an "internal" definition like for closed loop would need to be sure that using the "incoming" temperature is enabled
A closed loop problem would likely take a very long time to reach convergence, so maximum number of travels would need to be extended in Calculation Control options. Also the solution time could be reduced by specifying an initial condition of the fluid closer to the expected equilibrium temperature